NASCAR-CUP: Texas II: Toyota teams race quotes, notes

NASCAR-CUP: Texas II: Toyota teams race quotes, notes

Dave Blaney (21st) was the first Toyota to the finish line in this
evening's race. Other Camry drivers in the race were Brian Vickers
(23rd), Mike Skinner (24th), Dale Jarrett (38th), AJ Allmendinger (39th)
and David Reutimann (43rd). Six Camrys qualified for today's race --
the sixth time six Camrys have started a NNCS race this season. Other
races with six Toyota-powered cars include both road courses -- Infineon
Raceway (June) and Watkins Glen (Aug.), as well as Pocono (Aug.),
California (Sept.) and Talladega (Oct.).

Toyota has two poles this season. Dave Blaney started first at New
Hampshire in June and Michael Waltrip captured the pole at Talladega in
October. Camry drivers have two top-five finishes this season. Blaney
finished third at Talladega in October, and Brian Vickers finished
fifth at Charlotte's Lowe's Motor Speedway in May. Toyota Camry drivers
have earned 11 top-10 finishes this season. In addition to Vickers'
fifth-place finish at Charlotte, he was 10th at California (Feb.),
eighth at Michigan (Aug.), eighth at California (Sept.) and 10th at
Atlanta (Oct.). Other top-10s have been registered by Waltrip, who
finished 10th at Michigan (June) and 10th at Charlotte (Oct.). Blaney
finished ninth at Indianapolis (July), sixth at Michigan (Aug.), third
at Talladega (Oct.) and sixth at Charlotte (Oct.).

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